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1969 Missouri

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Big Eight), coached by Dan Devine, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1969, game by game: won vs. Air Force 19–17; won vs. Illinois 37–6; won at No. 13 Michigan 40–17; won vs. No. 20 Nebraska 17–7; won vs. Oklahoma State 31–21; lost at Colorado 24–31; won vs. No. 12 Kansas State 41–38; won vs. No. 20 Oklahoma 44–10; won at Iowa State 40–13; won at Kansas 69–21; lost vs. No. 2 Penn State 3–10+48−7Won 19–17 vs. Air Force+2Air ForceWon 37–6 vs. Illinois+31IllinoisWon 40–17 at No. 13 Michigan+23No. 13 MichiganWon 17–7 vs. No. 20 Nebraska+10No. 20 NebraskaWon 31–21 vs. Oklahoma State+10Oklahoma StateLost 24–31 at Colorado-7ColoradoWon 41–38 vs. No. 12 Kansas State+3No. 12 Kansas StateWon 44–10 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma+34No. 20 OklahomaWon 40–13 at Iowa State+27Iowa StateWon 69–21 at Kansas+48KansasLost 3–10 vs. No. 2 Penn State-7No. 2 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsAir ForceW 19–⁠1764%
Sep 27vsIllinoisW 37–⁠684%
Oct 4at13MichiganW 40–⁠1745%
Oct 11vs20NebraskaW 17–⁠769%
Oct 18vsOklahoma StateW 31–⁠2180%
Oct 25atColoradoL 24–⁠3162%
Nov 1vs12Kansas StateW 41–⁠3866%
Nov 8vs20OklahomaW 44–⁠1065%
Nov 15atIowa StateW 40–⁠1376%
Nov 22atKansasW 69–⁠2177%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2Penn StateOrange BowlL 3–⁠1041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 10–⁠3 in the Orange Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 14
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 6
  12. Wk 12: 6
  13. Wk 13: 6
  14. Final: 6

Big Eight champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Nebraska

Led the nationMel Gray: yards per catch (27.1)

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Big Eight
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 5
Points
365–⁠191
Coach
Dan Devine
Elo
1703 +95 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
27.4 No. 4 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Sam Adams and Jon Staggers

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 5Jon Staggers DBPittsburgh Steelers

All-Big Eight

4 first team, 7 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mike CarrollOTAP-2
  • Terry McMillanBAP-2; UPI-2
  • Joe MooreBAP-2; UPI-2
  • Jon StaggersBAP-2; UPI-2
  • Sam AdamsMGAP-2; UPI-2
  • Steve LundholmLBAP-2; UPI-2
  • Butch DavisDBAP-2; UPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1969 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri6–⁠19–⁠26
Nebraska6–⁠19–⁠211
Colorado5–⁠28–⁠316
Oklahoma4–⁠36–⁠4
Kansas State3–⁠45–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠45–⁠5
Iowa State1–⁠63–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠71–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.